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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sancho" data-source="post: 1217386" data-attributes="member: 27039"><p>And if you do find yourself flying off your bike, the best thing to do, if you remember, is to assume the "foetal" position, with arms over head, head tucked to chest, knees drawn up to elbows. You´ll break lots of bones but hopefully not your skull or back. As regards unpleasant motorists, unfortunately we notice increased incidence in the hills round here, especially at weekends, of "boy racer" types, or young spivs in groups in cars, chucking stuff at cyclists, or even worse, the front passenger trying to push cyclists off into the ditch as the car overtakes. Very scary stuff, as you cycle along the mountain roads you basically have to be aware of cars approaching from behind, take a quick peek, and if it´s, say, an old souped-up Honda Civic, you slow down and move left just as a precaution.</p></blockquote><p></p>